Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-07-29

open at the town hall mex Monday night
for a weeks stay.
The lights for the band-stand having
been procured by the village trustees,
the band has resumed its outdoor con
certs on Friday evenings.
The Middlebury men who camped near
Bread Loaf mountain in Ripton came
home early in the week. They report an
exceedingly enjoyable stay.
Butter sold in this market, Monday, at
II to Is cents, the latter price being paid
only for the best. \ year ago Monday
the quotations were II and - cents.
Rev. w. A. Buxton, a Unitarian min
lister from Boston, preached at Odd Eel
lows hall last Sunday afternoon and
evening. There were not many present
at either service.
Among those in town who have lately
received pensions are Messrs. John H.
Sargent and H. A. Collins. The former
gets 81 a month and over Sll00 arrear-
ages and the latter Sc a month and SS4
arrears.
The heavy rain of Monday raised the
waters of the creek considerably. The
roads, both in town and in the surround
ing country, were washed and damaged
to some extent. 1t is moi often that so
much water falls in so short a time.
For broiling hot weather this summer
is likely long to be remembered. Not
only has the thermometer reached unusual
heights, but the air has been loaded with
moisture that rendered the heat almost
unbearable. Had it not been for the
copious rains of the past week vegetation
would have persisted. As it is the country
seldom looks better at this time of year
than it does now.
Zeke Guyatt, a resident OIL Salisbury
Plains, drove about town, Saturday, in a
wild fashion. Chief of Police Chapman
climbed into the rear of his wagon, took
the reins and drove to the Jail, where
Guyatt was imprisoned. That evening
he pleaded guilty before Judge Knapp.
and, after paying the customary fine, was
released. He disclosed that he got the
liquor at Geo. McCue's saloon. On Tues
day Will McCue, Georges son, who is
the proprietor of the place, was fined
$40 and costs on a plea of guilty of one
first offence of selling.
An interesting trial of harvesters was
held on the premises of Mr.. j. l.. But
tolph and Mr.. o. Severance, last Friday,
when the Walter A. Wood and the Deer
ing machines competed. Both did ex-
cellent work Oh difficult ground. The
grain cut for Mr.. Buttolph was wheat.
1t stood up well, but the ground was very
uneven; and the rye cut for Mr.. Sever
ance was badly lodged. The trial was
for the benefit of Mr.. Buttolph, who
wanted to buy a binder ard wished to get
the one that had the lightest draft, other
things being equal. He bought the
Deering.
The selectmen have caused part of the
sidewalk on the creek bridge to be relaid
and will probably have the rest done soon.
IN examination tthey found that many
of the main timbers of the bridge were
decayed, and they seriously think of hay
ing d thorough examination made and of
calling a town meeting to consider the
rannrt nf tho aDon,inorc Ihn hrilna
must be newly planked in the fall at an
expense of $500 to 300 and they think
it doubtful whether it is worth while to
lay out so much money OF the structure,
when the probability is that an entirely
new bridge must be built within a year
or two at the longest.
Mr.. VIII II. Chapman of Portland,
Me-, is in town setting up electrical pump
ing machinery for Mr.. Philip Battell. The
dynamo, for generating the current, will
be placed in Smith q Aliens mill, and
the fluid will be conveyed thence to the
pump in Mr.. Battell's garden by wires.
The purpose of the apparatus is to draw
"oeNi bP " oiC WYNN W WdbtI lIt
garden. The dynamo and all the rest OF
the machinery is of Mr.. Chapman's in
vention. He is now engaged in the man.
u~facture at Portland of electric lighting
plants for mills and factories and is put
ting them in all over the State of Maine,
If nothing happens he will have the
pumping machinery in operation here by
tomorrow afternoon.
MIR. George Abbey Of Weybridge street
had his right leg broken near the hip,
last Saturday evening. He was standing
on the side of the railroad track a short
distance south of the stairs leading down
from Merchants Row, when the night
express south came along. He evidently
supposed he was out of the way of the